Recess is fast approaching and many MPs are looking for a hobby to occupy them over the long summer break. Happily, a group of Labour MPs have hit upon the perfect thing to keep them busy: Love Island.
Mr S hears that Lucy Powell, Jess Phillips and Stella Creasy have even set up a WhatsApp group to discuss the ITV2 show. A Labour source said: “It’s well known that Lucy, Jess and Stella have a Love Island WhatsApp group to debrief on each episode and to coordinate voting, with Lucy usually whipping. Their overwhelmingly favourite couple this year is Jack and Dani, and they are in total agreement that Adam is a rat.”
It seems the trio aren’t the only ones on the Labour benches with a fondness for Love Island. A number of the party’s 2017 intake, including Alex Norris and Emma Hardy, are also said to be fans. So, too, is Tory MP Robert Halfon, according to Steerpike’s source.
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